Domestic Labor Exhibit from Archives

Start date: February 6, 2025
End date: May 31, 2025
All-day event
Location: Library, 2nd floor
Exhibit text, photos, and documents.

“On Thursday Afternoons: Domestic Labor and Hollins University” is an exhibit from the Hollins University Archives about the history of the black women who worked at Hollins as domestic staff after the Civil War.

The exhibit was created by Sanaa Belton (’26) as part of a J-Term internship in the library’s Special Collections and Archives department.

Women During Wartime Exhibit from the Archives

Start date: March 20, 2025
End date: August 1, 2025
All-day event
Location: Special Collections & Archives, Library 3rd floor
exhibit flyer

“Women During Wartime” is an exhibit from the Hollins University Archives. Through photos, scrapbooks, clothing, diaries, and other archival materials, the exhibit shows the activities of students and alums during the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.

Poetry Month exhibit: API Voices in Verse

Start date: March 31, 2025
End date: May 13, 2025
All-day event
Location: Library, first floor

Come check out “Asian & Pacific Islander Voices in Verse,” now on the library’s first floor! This book exhibit honors new and classic poets in celebration of National Poetry Month and AAPI Heritage Month with a selected variety of poetry collections, criticisms, and craft books.

Exhibit created by Chanlee Luu, MFA (’23) and Katie Lê (’25)

exhibit flyer

LSAB Student Advisory Meeting

Date: April 2, 2025
Time: 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Location: Hollins Room, 3rd floor

The library student advisory board will meet to discuss library activities this semester. We’ll have a staff guest, updates, and more; bring your questions and concerns, too! Dinner is served at 4:30 and the meeting starts at 4:45 pm. To rsvp, send an email to mbarber@hollins.edu.

Board games and puzzles with LSAB

Date: April 22, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Reading Room, 1st floor

Come to the library for an evening of board games, puzzles, tea, and snacks! Feel free to bring your favorite game, or explore our selections.

Presented by The Library Student Advisory Board.

event flyer

Write-In: Finish Projects, Get Ready for Exams!

Date: May 7, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm - 11:55 pm
Location: CLE, 1st floor

Bring your writing & presentation assignments and join us! We’ll have:

  • Hot beverages, sodas, and snacks.
  • Writing tutors & librarians (until 10 pm).
  • Friendly support for getting stuff done!